I've been thinking about this some more. While I think it's a great idea to make sure he has several go-to recipes at the end of the six weeks, it might be better to start with teaching basic skills and techniques that he can continue to develop on his own. Knife skills; measuring solids and liquids; different cuts of meats and poultry and their characteristics; sauces, marinades and how to maintain an emulsion; differences between searing, sauteeing, roasting, baking, grilling, poaching, boiling, etc. Just like in culinary school

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I used to take my Girl Scouts shopping for all the ingredients they would need for a meal they were to cook for their family. Their family gave each of them ten dollars to shop with. What a lesson they learned. About the ingredients that went into a dish and the cost of the food. Opened their eyes.

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Hey CW, you know how we begged bakechef into starting a thread so we could tag along on their wedding preps? Well, IF you can find a minute to breathe and type, would you be so kind as to get a thread going about your adventures in teaching? I think a lot of us would enjoy following along. That's IF you can find time. Whatever you end up going over with him, I hope you two have a fun time.

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Hey CW, you know how we begged bakechef into starting a thread so we could tag along on their wedding preps? Well, IF you can find a minute to breathe and type, would you be so kind as to get a thread going about your adventures in teaching? I think a lot of us would enjoy following along. That's IF you can find time. Whatever you end up going over with him, I hope you two have a fun time.

Sorry, sorry....I think this IS that thread...

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I start a lot of my pasta dishes the same way every time. Then, just introduce different ingredients depending what I want to call it. As long as I have garlic, onions, parmesan and fresh parsley, I can do many different things, depending on whats in the freezer, crisper or pantry...

Like you, I don't cook much from recipes (unless I'm baking). Rather than teach specific recipes, I would probably teach him a few basic techniques:

How to cook eggs

How to know when meat is done

How to cook pasta and rice

How to steam or stir fry veggies

How to follow a recipe

I know the last one sounds sort of vague, but I would find out what kind of foods he's interested in, show him where to find recipes on the internet, and then walk him through a couple. Once people learn recipes, it gives them the confidence to try some things on their own.